1. Small to medium size butterflies, with light ground colour hence White and Yellows
2. All six legs are well developed and fit for walking.
3. Seasonal variations are very high. Congregate together in large number for mud. sipping/ pudling.
4. The cell is closed in both wings
5. Some genera exhibit secondary sexual characteristics
- In Ixias and Valeria androcornial scales are present
- In Catopsila and Eurema there are sex brands on hindwing and/ or forewing
- In Appias there are abdominal tufts of secondary sexual valve
6. In general sexes are similar. But some members show marked sexual dimorphism and mimicry
7. Take a part in migration and is very pronounced.
8. The larvae are generally green, cylindrical and smooth, sometime with long or short hairs.
8. Food plants belong to Leguminocae, Capparidaceae, and Loranthaceae.
Family Pieridae in Sri Lanka
There are 28 species in Sri Lanka with one endemic species
Table. Number of Species from each genus
| Genus |
Example |
Number of Species |
Endemic |
| Appias |
Albatross |
5 |
1 |
| Catopsilia |
Emigrants |
4 |
|
| Cepora |
Gulls |
2 |
|
| Colotis |
Salmon Arab/Tips |
5 |
|
| Eurema |
Yellows |
5 |
1 |
| Ixias |
Orange Tips |
2 |
|
| Other |
|
5 |
|
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